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Russia-Ukraine Crisis: What should you do?

Arun Kumar

What happened? Why has the market declined? Here are some of the factors that have impacted the Indian markets recently Russia-Ukraine conflict Brent Oil has crossed 100 USD/Barrel – first…Continue Reading

Points a LIC Policyholder should know about the LIC IPO

Manas muraleedharan

People of India are expecting the IPO of India’s Biggest Life Insurance Player- Life Insurance Corporation of India(LIC). It filed the Draft Red Herring Prospectus(DRHP) with SEBI on February 13,…Continue Reading

Six Questions to ask yourself before investing in Sectoral and Thematic Funds

Shrinath M L

In recent times, we have received a lot of queries on Sectoral and Thematic Funds. The growing interest in the category is also reflected in its net inflows. Sectoral/Thematic category…Continue Reading

A Counterintuitive Investing Lesson from A Prisoner of War

Arun Kumar

This article was originally published in LiveMint. Click here to read it. Jim Collins in his best-selling book ‘Good to Great’, shares an interesting counter-intuitive insight which he refers to as ‘The…Continue Reading

India Budget FY23: Pro-Growth Budget With Focus On Capital Expenditure

Arun Kumar

A budget focused on investment led growth with higher spending on capital expenditure and no major surprises or shocks.  Key Highlights 1. Significant Focus on Capex Higher than expected increase…Continue Reading

Are you carrying the baggage of past mistakes?

Arun Kumar

This article was originally published in LiveMint. Click here to read it. Two Buddhist monks, a senior and a junior, were travelling together. During their journey, they came across a river with…Continue Reading

How to deal with good and bad market phases?

Arun Kumar

The recent rally in Indian equity markets also creates an inevitable uncomfortable question—“What if markets fall? Is there anything I should do?” Here is a simple approach to deal with…Continue Reading

Here’s A Framework To Help You Decide Your Ideal Asset Allocation?

Arun Kumar

Asset Allocation refers to how you split your money across different assets such as Equity, Debt, Gold etc.  This deceptively simple decision is probably the single most important decision when…Continue Reading

What happens when you start an Equity SIP and the market never falls?

Shrinath M L

Once upon a time there lived a poor woodcutter. On a hot, sultry day he was chopping down a large tree near a river. As he toiled hard at work,…Continue Reading

How to Invest a Large Sum of Money in Equities?

Arun Kumar

I have money but I am scared to invest now in equities… Most of us during our working careers will have two forms of cash flows Regular Cash Inflows from…Continue Reading